Disabled children 'left behind' say parents who needed help during lockdown

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Furious parents say they feel their children have been “forgotten” due to the cancellation of social care provision during the lockdown.The Observer has been contacted by seven families of children with complex care needs from across the Stirling area, all with the same story of being left to cope on their own as services were pulled due to the pandemic.It has led to parents being forced to leave their jobs to care for their children and express concerns over the mental health of their children and themselves.One parent, who has a 13-year-old disabled son who received up to ten hours respite care before lockdown, told the Observer that this support was cancelled, as well as provision of his special needs education.She said: “After a few.